IISH Guidelines for preserving research data: a framework for preserving collaborative data collections for future research

Abstract An unformatted summary describing the purpose, nature, and scope of the data collection, special characteristics of its contents, major subject areas covered, and what questions the PIs attempted to answer when they conducted the study. A listing of major variables in the study is important here. sumDscr Summary Data Description Information about a study's chronological and geographic coverage and unit of analysis timePrd Time Period Covered The time period to which the data refer. collDate Date of Collection Contains the date(s) when the data were collected nation Country Indicates the country or countries covered in the file geogCover Geographic Coverage Information on the geographic coverage of the data anlyUnit Unit of Analysis Basic unit of analysis or observation that the file describes: individuals, families/households, groups, institutions/organizations, administrative units universe Universe group of persons or other elements that are the object of research and to which any analytic results refer. dataKind Kind of Data The type of data included in the file: survey data, census/enumeration data, aggregate data, clinical data, event/transaction data, program source code, machine-readable text, administrative records data, notes Notes For clarifying information/annotation regarding the datacollection method Methodology and Processing This section describes the methodology and processing involved in a data collection dataColl Data Collection Methodology Information about the methodology employed in a data collection timeMeth Time Method The time method or time dimension of the data collection dataCollector Data Collector This refers to the entity collecting the data sampProc Sampling Procedure The type of sample and sample design used to select the survey respondents to represent the population. collMode Mode of Data Collection The method used to collect the data; instrumentation characteristics. sources Sources Statement Description of sources used for the data collection weight Weighting The use of sampling procedures may make it necessary to apply weights to produce accurate statistical results. Describe here the criteria for using weights in analysis of a collection. If a weighting